What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a learning difference which primarily affects reading and writing skills. However, it does not only affect these skills. Dyslexia is actually about information processing. Dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering information they see and hear, which can affect learning and the acquisition of literacy skills. Dyslexia can also impact on other areas such as organisational skills.
It is important to remember that there are positives to thinking differently. Many dyslexic people show strengths in areas such as reasoning and in visual and creative fields.
Getting a Dyslexia assessment
There are a number of assessment and screening tools which can be used to assess a person for Dyslexia.
A diagnostic assessment is the formal way that dyslexia can be identified.
Screening tests can identify the probability of dyslexia and highlight strengths and weaknesses.
The link below is a link to a free screening test which may be used by school or families:
Dyslexia Test - Online from Lexercise
For further information regarding dyslexia please click on the link below:
Dyslexia | A-Z of specific conditions | Kirklees SEND Local Offer (kirkleeslocaloffer.org.uk)